# Chess Call

> Chess Call (iPhone/iPad app by Jan Cordes.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-call/id6787472388 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jan Cordes](https://appshunter.io/developer/6784176262)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-call/id6787472388/reviews.md

## What is Chess Call?

ChessCall is the easy way to play chess with the people you already know. It works like a chat app: pick a contact, send them a link, and once they join you play a real game of chess while messaging back and forth with text and voice.

CHALLENGE YOUR CONTACTS
Start a chat with anyone in your contacts and challenge them to chess. They tap your invite link and you're playing, no usernames, no sign-ups, just your Apple devices and iCloud.

A REAL GAME, WITH A CLOCK
Full chess rules, castling, en passant, promotion, check and checkmate, plus a proper chess clock. Choose 3, 5, or 10 minutes, or play with no clock at all.

CHAT WHILE YOU PLAY
Send text and voice messages right inside the game. Voice notes can play automatically so you never miss a word, and you can turn that off whenever you like.

YOUR PRIVATE RIVALRIES
There's no global leaderboard. Instead, ChessCall quietly keeps the head-to-head score between you and each contact, so you always know who's ahead.

PRACTICE ANY TIME
No one around to play? Practice offline against the built-in opponent and set the strength anywhere from beginner to expert.

ON YOUR WRIST
ChessCall runs on Apple Watch too. Play a full practice game right on the watch, no iPhone needed. And when it is your move in a real game, the watch shows the board so you can answer from your wrist.

WORKS EVERYWHERE
A universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Your games sync through your own iCloud.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
ChessCall has no servers of its own. Your games and messages live in your iCloud and are shared only with the people you play. No ads, no tracking, no analytics.

Requires an iCloud account. Playing with others requires each player to have ChessCall and be signed into iCloud.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.5 — 2026-08-20

Bug fixes

### 1.1.3 — 2026-08-18

Bug fixes

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-23

Added history, analysis function  and solved bugs.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-22

ChessCall now runs natively on Apple Vision Pro, with its own spatial app icon.
This build contains many bug fixes.

Also new in this update:
• A live win-probability bar during your games, updated as the position changes
• Bigger, bolder pieces and a captured-pieces tray showing who's ahead on material
• Smoother board updates and a handful of other under-the-hood fixes

Update now for the best ChessCall yet.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-21

ChessCall now runs natively on Apple Vision Pro, with its own spatial app icon.

Also new in this update:
• A live win-probability bar during your games, updated as the position changes
• Bigger, bolder pieces and a captured-pieces tray showing who's ahead on material
• Smoother board updates and a handful of other under-the-hood fixes

Update now for the best ChessCall yet.

## More apps by Jan Cordes

- [Pentest Exam Prep: Pass harder](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pentest-exam-prep-pass-harder/id6784176260)

All apps by Jan Cordes: https://appshunter.io/developer/6784176262

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